DE69522982D1 - Method and device for preventing unauthorized reuse of a disposable camera and for allowing authorized reuse of the camera - Google Patents

Method and device for preventing unauthorized reuse of a disposable camera and for allowing authorized reuse of the camera

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Publication number
DE69522982D1
DE69522982D1 DE69522982T DE69522982T DE69522982D1 DE 69522982 D1 DE69522982 D1 DE 69522982D1 DE 69522982 T DE69522982 T DE 69522982T DE 69522982 T DE69522982 T DE 69522982T DE 69522982 D1 DE69522982 D1 DE 69522982D1
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camera
reuse
preventing unauthorized
allowing authorized
disposable
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE69522982T
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German (de)
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DE69522982T2 (en
Inventor
Dwight John Petruchik
Clay Allen Dunsmore
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Eastman Kodak Co
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Eastman Kodak Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B17/00—Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor
    • G03B17/18—Signals indicating condition of a camera member or suitability of light
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B17/00—Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B17/00—Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor
    • G03B17/36—Counting number of exposures
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B19/00—Cameras
    • G03B19/02—Still-picture cameras
    • G03B19/04—Roll-film cameras
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B2215/00—Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor
    • G03B2215/05—Combinations of cameras with electronic flash units
    • G03B2215/0503—Built-in units

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Exposure Control For Cameras (AREA)
  • Structure And Mechanism Of Cameras (AREA)
  • Studio Devices (AREA)
DE69522982T 1994-03-21 1995-03-20 Method and device for preventing unauthorized reuse of a disposable camera and for allowing authorized reuse of the camera Expired - Fee Related DE69522982T2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/210,983 US5418585A (en) 1994-01-14 1994-03-21 Method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized recycling of single-use camera and permitting authorized reuse of the camera

Publications (2)

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DE69522982D1 true DE69522982D1 (en) 2001-11-08
DE69522982T2 DE69522982T2 (en) 2002-05-16

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DE69522982T Expired - Fee Related DE69522982T2 (en) 1994-03-21 1995-03-20 Method and device for preventing unauthorized reuse of a disposable camera and for allowing authorized reuse of the camera

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US (1) US5418585A (en)
EP (1) EP0674212B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3499637B2 (en)
KR (1) KR950033635A (en)
CN (1) CN1115398A (en)
DE (1) DE69522982T2 (en)
HK (1) HK1011418A1 (en)

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JP3499637B2 (en) 2004-02-23
JPH0882840A (en) 1996-03-26
EP0674212A1 (en) 1995-09-27
KR950033635A (en) 1995-12-26
EP0674212B1 (en) 2001-10-04
DE69522982T2 (en) 2002-05-16
US5418585A (en) 1995-05-23
CN1115398A (en) 1996-01-24
HK1011418A1 (en) 1999-07-09

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